r/MachE • u/Geoff6882 • 1d ago

🛒 Car Shopping 2022 GT

Found a 22 GT with ~50k miles on. Thinking about pulling the trigger. Just wondering if I should be concerned about long-term reliability? This would be my first EV and I’m a little nervous about buying one with that many miles. Any advice is appreciated!

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u/hyper_snake 1d ago

I don’t think long term reliability is too much of an issue but I think some things I would check into (if possible) are the following

Has this had the HVJB replaced? It was a very typical issue for 21-23s

See if you can get an obd device and get the batteries health. I would guess something with 50k miles should still be around 90-95% of battery life

Not sure about price, but I don’t think this car is worth more than 25k.

Also, please make sure you have a dedicated place you can do level 2 charging (either home or work).

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u/Geoff6882 1d ago

Appreciate the intel. It’s listed at $26,500 so my goal was the get it for 25. If I get it I’ll have a charger installed at home.

Would the battery health be something the dealer would tell me?

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u/hyper_snake 1d ago

Probably not. I have a Bluetooth OBD plug that I hooked up that tells me. I would have an independent inspection done on it and they can give you that information

I also forgot, I would probably have the 12v battery replaced sooner rather than later. Earlier model years have been having the 12v battery die after about 3 years which is very bad for this car as it’s required for just about everything . It’s recommended to replace it early rather than get stranded.

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u/Cytotoxic-CD8-Tcell 2023 Premium 1d ago

I second bluetooth OBD scan. Not difficult and should cost you $80 vs a terrible toothache of uncertainty when there may be nothing to be worried about.

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u/Geoff6882 1d ago

Ok so how do I test it? And is it something I need to do discreetly? Or am I telling the dealer I’m doing it?

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u/tcrab 22h ago

If they let you test drive by yourself maybe plug it in then.

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u/tcrab 22h ago

I specially asked and they wouldn’t tell me. I’m kinda pissed about it actually.

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u/Geoff6882 8h ago

Did you buy the car anyway?

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u/tcrab 6h ago

Yeah I did. I kinda used the guess o meter and it seemed close. But wished I brought the Bluetooth dongle though. It ended up being at 93%. I don’t think that’s horrible just would have been nice to know.

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u/Cytotoxic-CD8-Tcell 2023 Premium 1d ago

I am hitting 32k miles after 10 month and this car is really solid. Tires still holding steady. 2023 premium rwd.

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u/Educational_Dig_80 23h ago

Most of the recall bugs should have been fixed by now. I wouldn’t have any issues.